Breakdown of Bagagemærket er på kufferten.
være
to be
på
on
kufferten
the suitcase
bagagemærket
the baggage tag
Questions & Answers about Bagagemærket er på kufferten.
Why does bagagemærke become bagagemærket here?
Because Danish often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- et bagagemærke = a baggage tag
- bagagemærket = the baggage tag
The ending -et shows that the noun is:
- neuter gender (an et-word)
- definite
So bagagemærket means the baggage tag.
Why is it kufferten and not den kuffert?
Kufferten is the normal Danish way to say the suitcase when the noun stands by itself.
- en kuffert = a suitcase
- kufferten = the suitcase
Danish usually attaches the definite ending directly to the noun:
- common gender nouns often take -en
- neuter nouns often take -et
You would use den kuffert only in special situations, especially when an adjective comes before the noun:
- kufferten = the suitcase
- den store kuffert = the big suitcase
So in this sentence, kufferten is exactly what you would expect.